Private pilot of small aircraft aircraft failed to file a flight plan when entering an ADIZ airspace...

Attributes
ACN	215008
Time
Date	199207
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 260 flight time type : 3
ASRS Report	215008
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

First time ever flown into the bahamas. Filed IFR plan from fxe to bimini jul/xx/92. Arrived XA00Z. Departure jul/xy/92 XB30Z bimini direct fxe. No phone available anywhere on south bimini. Thought I could file from air. At 1000 ft tried to contact ZMA 118.4 -- negative contact. Contacted ZMA 133.4 at 2000 ft after many many unsuccessful attempts. Heard them talking to other aircraft. Asked for IFR plan or clearance to fxe. Was put on standby. No response. Retried again switched me to 127.0 -- asked again IFR clearance and flight plan -- put me on standby altitude 4500 ft. Came back 5 mins later told me to switch to 128.6 standby. No matter what I did, was getting nowhere. Approximately dozen unsuccessful attempts and radios were working 100 percent in airplane. I got a squawk code of 0332 10 mi out. Flew VFR to fxe, contacted customs. Prevent recurrence. More legitimate system for the occurrence. I could have not done anymore than I did other than fly to another island 100 mi or so out further. Maybe get to a phone!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PRIVATE PLT OF SMA ACFT FAILED TO FILE A FLT PLAN WHEN ENTERING AN ADIZ AIRSPACE.

Narrative: FIRST TIME EVER FLOWN INTO THE BAHAMAS. FILED IFR PLAN FROM FXE TO BIMINI JUL/XX/92. ARRIVED XA00Z. DEP JUL/XY/92 XB30Z BIMINI DIRECT FXE. NO PHONE AVAILABLE ANYWHERE ON S BIMINI. THOUGHT I COULD FILE FROM AIR. AT 1000 FT TRIED TO CONTACT ZMA 118.4 -- NEGATIVE CONTACT. CONTACTED ZMA 133.4 AT 2000 FT AFTER MANY MANY UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS. HEARD THEM TALKING TO OTHER ACFT. ASKED FOR IFR PLAN OR CLRNC TO FXE. WAS PUT ON STANDBY. NO RESPONSE. RETRIED AGAIN SWITCHED ME TO 127.0 -- ASKED AGAIN IFR CLRNC AND FLT PLAN -- PUT ME ON STANDBY ALT 4500 FT. CAME BACK 5 MINS LATER TOLD ME TO SWITCH TO 128.6 STANDBY. NO MATTER WHAT I DID, WAS GETTING NOWHERE. APPROX DOZEN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS AND RADIOS WERE WORKING 100 PERCENT IN AIRPLANE. I GOT A SQUAWK CODE OF 0332 10 MI OUT. FLEW VFR TO FXE, CONTACTED CUSTOMS. PREVENT RECURRENCE. MORE LEGITIMATE SYS FOR THE OCCURRENCE. I COULD HAVE NOT DONE ANYMORE THAN I DID OTHER THAN FLY TO ANOTHER ISLAND 100 MI OR SO OUT FURTHER. MAYBE GET TO A PHONE!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.